W. Va. Code R. § 141-31-6-9

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 141-31-6-9 - OFFICER PROMOTION POLICIES

a. The promotion of officers in the WVARNG is also a function of the Adjutant General. As in original appointments, an officer promoted by State authority, has a State status in the higher grade under which he can function. However, to be extended Federal recognition in the higher grade, he must have satisfied certain requirements as is prescribed in Chapter 9, to NGR 600-100.

b. Promotion to the next higher grade will be made without regard to race, sex, religion, or national origin, and will be accomplished only when an appropriate vacancy in the higher grade exists in the unit. Recommendation for promotion of all officers in the WVARNG will be based on the individual officer's potential service in the higher grade and not as a reward for past service. Promotion considerations will also be based upon efficiency, time in grade, professional qualifications, and demonstrated performance for positions of greater responsibility.

c. Eligibility for Promotion: To be eligible for promotion to a unit vacancy, an officer in the WVARNG must:

(1) Be recommended by his/her commander, and the Adjutant General.

(2) Be in a promotable position in the unit.

(3) Be in an active status.

(4) Meet the medical standards as prescribed in AR 40-501.

(5) Have completed the minimum years of promotion service as follows:

(a)MINIMUM PROMOTION SERVICE:

2LT to 1LT...3 Years

1LT to CPT...2 Years

CPT to MAJ...4 Years

MAJ to LTC...4 Years

LTC to COL...3 Years

(6) Have completed the minimum military education requirements as follows:

(a)MINIMUM MILITARY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

FOR PROMOTION TO:	EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
*2LT to 1LT	Any branch basic, company, battery, orientation, or familiarization course (Group III courses).
1LT to CPT	(Same as for 2LT to 1LT), (See Notes 4 a 5 below).
FOR PROMOTION TO:	EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
CPT to MAJ	Any branch advanced or Career Course (Group II Courses).
MAJ to LTC	Fifty percent of the C&GSC Course (Group I Courses).
LTC to COL	Any C&GSC Course (Group I Courses), (See Note #2 below) .
COL to BG	Any C&GSC Course (Group I Courses), (See Note #3 below) .
BG to MG	Any C&GSC Course (Group I Courses), (See Note #3 below).

NOTES:

1. The Qualifying courses, by group are identified as follows:

a. GROUP I COURSES: USAC&GSC Courses (Regular Course; Associate Course; Any wartime resident General or Service Staff Course; Special Associate Courses; Staff Extension Courses; Extension Course, including Phase X, USAR School Associate C&GSC Course; Resident/non-resident Extension Course; Mobilization General Staff Officer Course; JAGC Reserve Components Staff Course; USAR School & C&GSC courses which include Associate Courses-Division & Advance and Associate Course).

b. GROUP II COURSES: Regular Advanced or Career Course; Associate Advance or Career Course; Advanced or Career non-resident or combination resident/non-resident course (including USAR School Courses); and Mobilization Advance Courses.

c. GROUP III COURSES: Branch School Courses (Regular or Associate Basic Course; Company or Battery Course; Branch Orientation or Familiarization Course; Mobilization Basic Course; Non-resident or Combination resident/non-resident company, battery, or orientation, or familiarization course.) *2LT's appointed after 27 Feb 76 must complete their branch qualification course within 12 months of being commissioned. (Eighteen months for female officers.) AG may grant a 6 month waiver on a case-by-case basis when fully justified.

2. Entire Group I course must be completed within 3 years after promotion.

3. State Adjutant Generals are considered to meet these requirements if the Federal Recognition Board determines he was previously found fully qualified in meeting the military education prerequisites for promotion to COL in the branch in which serving at time of consideration.

4. Armor and Infantry Specialty courses are compatible for promotion either specialty.

5. ADA and FA with 6 months active duty are compatible for promotion to CPT in either specialty.

(7) Must not have been non-selected for mandatory promotion by the most recent DA Board that considered the officer.

d. Exceptions to Officer Promotion Eligibility: The following exceptions apply to eligibility for promotion of WVARNG officers to unit vacancies:

(1) Effective 1 January 1977, the officer must be able to serve a minimum of two (2) years in the higher grade before mandatory removal from an active status.

(2) An Army National Guard Officer who has been in the inactive ARNG or in an inactive status as a Reserve Commissioned Officer may not be considered for promotion until at least one year after the date on which he returned to an active status.

(3) A second or first lieutenant who has served creditably in his present grade in a captain's position for an aggregrate of 12 months or more may be promoted without regard to the time in grade provisions of paragraph 6-9c(5)(a) above, providing that his evaluation reports have clearly reflected promotion potential. An officer may be promoted only once under this exception.

(4) An officer of the WVARNG whose branch and/or primary specialty was changed by change in unit structure (conversion, reorganization, etc.), may be promoted within three (3) years of such action if:

(a) He/she was qualified for promotion in the old branch and/or primary specialty.

(b) Action is being taken to re-qualify in the new branch and/or primary specialty.

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